Clamp.



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'0. M. SORENSEN.

CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1907.

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. L STATES PATENT oFiuoE.

' N0 'S'gd'zf I lSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented April 14, 1908. c 1 .Application-median@ 1s, 1907. 'semina 378,716.

To all w7i`0m-'it may concern, tion of the clamp, which is preferably'made -Be it known that I, CHARLES M.SoRnNsEN, of metal, is shownmas consisting of two parts a citizen of the United States., and a resident rigidlyA secured together, the lower part 1 of Greenpoint, in .the county of Kings andl being U-shaped as-shown in the drawings,

.State of N ewV York, have made and invented `and-having a threaded opening 2 extending 60 certain new' and useful. Improvements in throughits rearwall, adapted to receive the Clamps, Lof which the following is a specii- -set screw 3, and recessesI 4 formed in the ends fcationj. .1 i of its forwardly extending arms 15 for the My inventionrelates to an improvement purpose hereinafter set forth.k The upper 10 in clamps, designed for any of-V the various part 5 of the-body portionis'also U-shaped, 65

`purposes and uses for which small clamps are the forwardly extending armsV 16 thereof i. ordmar' y employed. In' devices: of this `being considerably longer than the arms 15 kind, as ordinarily constructed, jtheie are of the lower part 1, and havingdownwardly t@ usually lemployed two or moreclamping extending end portion or portions 6 at their jscrews, yand twoor. more .movable clamping outer extremities, as clearly shown in Figs. 70 jmembers, oneofwhich is'desi ned to secure 1 and 3.

' the device or article to a ta lejbench or While I have shown the body portion as other suitable support, and the other for being made of two parts rigidly secured toclampmg, holding or securing the articleto gether by means ofthe screws 17, it will of be held 1n place to the body or frameofthe course be understood that I may make it of 75 clamp, thereby necessitating vseveral adjusto'ne piece withoutin any way departing from ments and rendering the article a comparathe spirit of my invention. It will be al's'o' tively expensive one, view -of the number understood without further description or of parts going to make up thesame'. p' illustration that the downwardly extending The object of vmy invention -is to so conends 6 which assist in holding the article to 80 struct the clamp that several of the-movable its support, ,may be scored, corrugated .or pgrts heretofore considered necessary, may otherwise roughened to assist in holding it 1n omitted, thereby materially reducing tlie place, or on the other hand, may have apcost of the same and enhancing the neat and plied thereto a lining of fabric to avoid injury lfinished appearance thereof, the several parts to said support. V being so constructed and arranged that the The movable l.clamping member 7 is proone clamping member-'will suffice to not only vided with a vertical central portion 8,v

I. hold the rod, pipe, tube or othei` article in its sliding contact, andI Wit bind osecurely hold the article to the table adapted to fit snugly between the arms of the or other support, but also operateto bind or body portion of the clam with which it has h horizontal guideA 90 proper position therein, the clampconsisting lugs or flanges 9 on each side thereof, which o f-bu't two parts and a binding or set crews. are adapted to fit and slide within the re- With these and other ends in view, the incesses 4 formed vin the arms 15 of the lower ve`ntion consists. in certain novel features of part 1 of the body portion, as shown in Fig.

.4.0, construction and combinations of parts, as 1, in order that the clamping member may be S55 will beh'ereinafterfullydescribed and pointed movably, secured thereto. The clamping out in the claims.v A j l i member is further provided with a plate 10 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 the upper edge of which is adapted to bear -is a perspective view of my improved clamp, against the lower surfaces of the arms 16 of4 showing the saine in itsoperative position. the body portion; The central portion V8 is 100 i lform ofmy clamp,fand Fig: 7 isa view simition upon the table, shel 2 1s a planview. Fig. 3is a sectional provided with a vertical recess 11 adapted t0 view vtaken on` the line 3-3 of Fi 2. Fig. 4 receive the r`od, tube, standard, or similar deis a sectional view'taken on theIine 4 4 of vice'fwhich is 'to be clamped in position.

ig. 3, and. Fig. 53s a detached perspective Havin described the construction of my view of the clamping member. i 6 is a device, Ig will' now explain the manner of 105 i viewsimilar t`Fig. 1 showing'a modiiied using the'same: The clam is placed in posil fp'or other suitable lar to Fig. 5 showing the construction of the support .12,'with its bent ends 6 lying against A Vclamping member in its modified form. one side thereof, andthe clagnping plate 10 Re effing t0' the drawings, the body por-cl of the clamping member 7 lying upon the op- 110 7 will be forced thereby against the adjacent.

side of the support 12, whereby the clamp will be firmly secured to said support and at the same time and by l the same operation,

the rod 13 or similar device, will be firmlygripped between the set screw and the clamp- 1 ing member 7. Y

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a modified form in which the rod, tube, standard,`or other similar device may be heldin either a l vertical or a horizontal position as may be desired. As shown in Fig. 6, the body portion of the clamp is practically the 'same as that shown in Fig. 1, the only essential difierence beingin the construction of the recesses. 19 in the body portion, which recesses are made wider and Ideeper than the corresponding recesses 4, shown in Fi 1, and are curved at the inner ends, as s own. The clamping member shown in Fig. 7 is similar to vthe one shown in Fig. 5, the essential diHerence residing in the construction of the horizontal guide lugs or flanges 20,l which are made wider than the corresponding members yshown in Fig. 5, and are provided with Horizontal recesses 21, adapted tolreceive the rod, tube,

lines in Fig. 6, or, i

in a horizontal position as shown in dotted lines in said figure.

y that l an ei'licient clamp,

standard, -orsimilar device which is to be clamped in position; clamping member are assembled, heldin position, and secured to the support in a manner similar to that described with respect to Fi s. 1 to 5, inclusive.

It will be understood from the above description that the rod or similar device ma be held in a vertical osition, as shown in fuil desired, it may be held I have shown a piece of felt or other similar material 18, secured to the face of the clamping plate to avoid injury to the support, though it will of course be understood I may leave theiace of the plate exposed as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, vif I so desire.,l

It will thus be seen that I have` proyided by means of which a rod, tube, standard, or similar device may be secured therein, and said clamp secured to a support by one and the'same operation. It` will also be seen that the clam isadapted to be used with rods or similar evices of various sizes, and is capableof being attached to supports of diderent thicknesses.

said body, Y and means clamping said bodyto a supp ort and an artiforwardly extending arms of the The body portion and Having fully described invention, what I claimas new and' desire to securebyLet-- ters Patent, is

1. A clamp comprising a U-sha ed'bodyl having a downward y extendingen to assist in holding said body to movable clamping member engagingwith cle in said body, substantia y as describe'd.

'2. -A clam comprisinga body 'provided .7o a support; a single 'for simultaneously with forwar y extending arms, supfport elilm.' Y

' Iom t e ga ing means extending atan angle en s of said arms, .a single movableclamp engaging with said body, and means for s1- multaneously clamping said body tova. support and anarticle said body, substantially as described. r

3. A clam comprisingba body.- provided i with forwar ly extending arms, sup ort enga'ging means extending at an an le member engaging with said body, and a clamping screw threaded in said body for sie multaneously clamping said body'to a support and an article in said body, substantial as described.

0in the yends of said arms, a single movab e clamping 4.. A clamp comprising a` body-provided' with abent end to assist in holding said body. formed in said body, a.

to a support, recesses clamping plate provided with guide lugs enf gagmg said recesses, and means for. simul' taneouslyclainping said body to a su portf and anarticle in saidbody, substantia yl asdescribed. l v

5. A clamp comprising a body with a bent clamping end whereby to assist in securing said body to a support, recesses formed in saidbody, a clamping plate provided with guide lugs engaging in said recesses, and a screw passin through said' body whereby'tosimultaneous y clamp said body to a su port and an article-in sai body, substantia y as described. 'f i 6. A clamp comprising a body-provided ing s aid body to a supporthrecesses formed in' said body, a Inovab e clamping late provided with guide lugs fitting in sai recesses,

7, A clamp comprising a U-shaped bodyv having its end bent downwardly to assistin clamping said body, to ,a support, recesses formed in said body, a single grooved clamping plate provided with guide lugs ittingin said recesses, and a set screw whereby to si-.

multaneously clamp said body 'to a'sup ort and an article between said clamping p ate and body, substantially as described.

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8. A clamp comprising a U-shaped lower body portion per'U-shaped ody portion rigidly secured to 1{ irovided with recesses, an up.

110 .with arms having bent endsto assist in holdsaid lower bodyr portion and provided with bent ends for assisting in clamping said body to a support, a single recessed clamping late provide with guide lugs, iittingminl sai recesses in the lower body portion, and a screw for moving said plate and simultaneousl clamping said body to a support and an art1. cle betweensaid body portion and clampingl plate, substantiallyas described.

9. A clamp comprising a, body provided with arms having bent ends to assist in'hold- ,.ing'said body to a support, a movable clamping plate provided with guide lugs formed with vertical and horizontal recesses, and a screw extending through said body whereby ort and an article in one of the recesses 4orniied in said clamping plate, substantlally as described.

10. A clamp for supporting a' rod or other article, comprising a body rovided with a clamping end and forme with recesses therein, a movable clamp provided lwith guide lu s fitting in said recesses formed in said bo y and provided with vertical and horizontal looves, whereby to secure an article in horlzontal or vertical position, and a screw' extending through said body whereby to simultaneouslyvsecure the latter to a support and an article to said body, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, borough ,of Manhattan, 1n the county of New York, and State of /New York, this 11th da of June, AJD. 1907. to simultaneously secure saidbody to a sup- CHARLE Witnesses:

M. VAN NORTW'ICK, JOHN B. WHrrE.

M. SORENSEN. 

